s to the nearest nickel for cash transactions. >> we have another hour of news and starts right now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> we saw people cheering and starts to sink in that it's real. >> the world champion baltimore ravens have a big group of fans for large celebration. we are live with a preview, straight ahead. >> police ask for help finding two missing children including this 12-year-old boy. >> a live look outside and 6:00, a clear start, 34 degrees. meteorologist jacqui jeras will have more on the forecast in a moment. good morning, washington. i am cynne simpson. >> i am scott thuman. glad to have you along on this tuesday morning. we thought we might get a dusting of snow overnight. it did not happen. now looking at the possibility later. let's get to jacqui jeras.

>> the snow stayed up to the north and west. they did get a dusting the in hagerstown and martinsburg. one or two inches in the panhandle of west virginia. the garrett county had 5 inches of snow in maryland. a lot of this fizzled out as it moved over the mountains. the man shot of energy offshore now. a few snow flurries still possible along the mason-dixon line. another clipper tonight. the best chance will be north of the metro. not more than snow flurries expected. 35 degrees in d.c. this morning, 33 and dulles, 30 degrees in gaithersburg. we will end the day in the 40's this afternoon with more clouds and sunshine. a warmer seven-day forecast is minutes away. from the belfort furniture weather center, time for traffic. >> a couple items for the rush- hour. in the district near the

marylanders/d.c. line, suitland parkway at branch avenue, an accident. we have a crew of the way. the b-w parkway, we're at the scene of a crash. avoid district of the b-w parkway southbound. one of two lane getting by after the exit for the airport. 95 is a much better option. back to you. >> thank you. a developing story out of d.c. police need your help. they are trying to find a missing child. take a look at this picture. this 6-year-old eriona birts was last seen january 31 in the 2000 block of e street northeast. investigators believe she may have been with a non-custodial parent and that the two may have left the city. if you know where she is, you are asked to contact d.c. police. police in takoma park are asking for help try to find this child, 12-year-old batwin djangmia nulla. he was last seen monday night.

that's all the details they have released. if you know him or where he is, contact takoma park police. if you the baltimore ravens minded getting little to no sleep, they're probably over it. >> the city of baltimore is honoring the nfl world champions this morning. they have a big parade and a party. john gonzales is live in terms city with a preview of where fans started showing up about a half- hour ago. >> from downtown baltimore who before a parade? the city is not wasting any time. the baltimore ravens won the super bowl sunday night and it's time to party today. i'm not biased. it's cold this morning, after all. the city hall is lit up in purple, many of the buildings in downtown baltimore. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will kick off the victory parade at city hall at 10:45. then the team bus will make its

way to m&t bank stadium where the players will be there and will be live entertainment and thousands of fans. we spoke with the first fan or arrived here early this morning. charlie is the second fan. why are you here so early? >> my mom decided it was a good idea to get me up early. >> you have on your ray lewis t- shirt and your nice jacket. is this better than 2000? >> much better. it is a real. especially in this being ray lewis' last game with the ravens. chris ault who are you hoping to see today? >> ed reed, joe flacco, ray lewis. i have always liked joe flacco when everybody is used to hate him. >> now you can talk all you want. the parade is open and free to the public. get here early. take a light rail if you can. many road closures later today in downtown baltimore. reporting live, john gonzalez.

>> i love the city is lit up and purple. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for coverage of the ravens celebration. news channel 8 will have live coverage of the parade when it starts around 10:45. >> the investigation into the sami-black out of the super bowl continues. superdome officials had concerns it could happen several months before the big game. an october memo from the company that oversees the superdome says that tests on the electrical feeder and showed some decay and a chance of failure. the memo said blackouts at candlestick park in 2011 was among the reasons they ask for the tests. louisiana spent nearly $1 million on superdome improvements. $600,000 going to upgrading the electrical feeder cable system. 6:05, a live look at the beltway and the american legion bridge. already a lot of traffic on this tuesday morning. >> lots of people headed to

work. let's check in with brianne carter on the congested roads. how we compare with congested roads around the country. >> good morning. it's usually good news to be number one when the cities are ranked across the country, but not necessarily when talking about traffic and congestion. people in our region know what it's like to sit in backups. we may have it the worst across the country. a new report this morning says that d.c. topless of most congested cities across the country. this comes from the texas a&m traffic institute. d.c. ranks among the most congested on the top of the list, ahead of los angeles san francisco, new york, and boston. also listed in the study is how much it is costing driver is to sit in the back up. claude perrault cost americans $121 billion in time and fuel

in 2011. -- clogged roads cost americans $121 billion. it's not always easy to get up in the middle of the night, but at least we have the benefit of not having to sit in all the traffic. reporting live in beltsville, brianne carter. >> i wish we could avoid it. the mayor vincent gray will deliver his state of the district address tonight, a report on the status of the city and his agenda for the coming year. you can watch the speech on our sister station news channel 8 at 7:00 p.m. still ahead and overseas airlines launches a program to keep the peace while you fly the friendly skies/ >> of very interesting story. it's 44 degrees. another live look outside.

>> we want to say good morning washington. >> thank you to the montgomery youth hockey association team. that could be you as well. 10 to 15 second video clip of your good morning greeting and w -- we may play it on the air. make sure to ended by saying "good morning washington." >> we say good morning to jacqui jeras with a look at our forecast. >>

its corn to be a great day. overall, we will see comfortable temperatures, a pretty average for this time of year. 35 degrees is where we are now. a little bit of a breeze has been picking up. we have a wind chill factor at 31. a clipper moved through overnight and missed the d.c. metro. everything stayed up to the north. you can still seen snow in the northeast. light snow continuing to fall. is on some of the cars and trees and could cause airport delays if you're traveling to new york city today. there could be delays in chicago, dallas, houston, san francisco, and seattle because of impending weather. today you can see that on the travel map. we are also expecting a few showers along the gulf coast. now with time for traffic and weather jamee. >> on the b-w parkway we are

overhead with newschopper 7. take a live look at the crash on southbound 295 just after the exit from the airport. we are looking at the back up that begins at 695 the baltimore beltway. the left lane of two getting by. interstate 95 is a much better option. the northbound side of the b-w parkway, all lanes are open and no delays. back to you. >> thank you. it's 35 degrees 6:12. adam caskey and tells us about three pancakes for good cause. >> makes me want to show up in a few hours. can gas prices are spiking myr

>> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and scott thuman. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> a 5-year-old alabama boy has spent nearly a week in an underground bunker, but now reunited with his mother. it's he is said to be doing ok. authorities stormed the bunker on monday after negotiations with suspect jimmy lee dykes deteriorated and he was seen holding a gun. he was killed.

he kidnapped the boy last week after he shot and killed a school bus driver. the child's 6 the birthday of small. it's homeland security secretary janet napolitano will spend another day inspecting the u.s. border with mexico. she will visit el paso, texas today. she talked about what she calls dramatic improvements in border security. she says big investments in border enforcement have led to a huge drop in the flow of illegal immigrants and the lack of violence in major border cities. the senate has approved a bill to increase security at u.s. embassies and diplomatic missions worldwide. the legislation comes in the wake of last september's attack in benghazi, libya, but killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. the extra security will be paid for with surplus funds no longer needed in iraq. the bill now heads to the house. this is always different topic. if you're on a long

international flight, there's a screaming child next to you and you wish there was a section you could go to to get away from it. >> one airline is making strides to making that possible. let's check in with jummy olabanji for details. >> you don't have to have children to know they can affect your travel plans. children under the age of 12 are no longer allowed to fly in the first seven rows on certain air asia x flights. they call them quiet zones for those who wants a peace of mind. the app to pay between $11.30 $6 extra to get in these seats. but with them you also get softer lighting divider curtains, and separate toilets. the airline primarily serves flights overseas to and taiwan china, japan, south korea, and australia. so it's not that much more money if it's a 10 hour flight and you want some peace and quiet.

air asia. back to you. >> thank you. it's kind of like the quiet train on amtrak. thanks so much. 7 is on your side with monconnah. we have details on an effort to keep you safe while surfing the web. today is the 10th annual safer internet day, tointernet users to take steps to protect themselves on-line. google has updated its good nose section. microsoft is holding a connect with reflect the order event later today. >> adam caskey, since we last checked in with him, i have been getting hungry. >> we are coming to join you at i. pancakes looked phenomenal. -- at ihop. >> we are talking. it's national pancake day at

participating locations in the area and nationwide. sit down at participating stores and get a free short stack and you have to donate to the leukemia lymphomas society. matt is the man in charge at this store in the potomac yards area. what are you tryin>> we are trying to collect money for different organizations. we are collecting for the leukemia society in our area. guests can try are delicious pancakes, a short stack. it is free and they donate whatever amount they want to the national leukemia society. >> what is your goal? >> to collect as much as we can. [laughter] the sky's the limit. our guests have been generous through the years and we have

been doing this for so many years. every day it is very successful. this year we need more help because we are kind of behind from our goal and we would like our guests to really show up and support this. >> fillipo just sat down. he wanted to make a donation. what was your motivation? >> just to donate for leukemia. >> thank you. a drizzle of sarah, high temperatures in the mid 40's. back to you. >> thank you. at 9:30, we are heading over to the potomac yards ihop location to have breakfast and to hand out some "good morning washington"t-shirts and continue to support the amazing cause the lls society. i'm proud to be an ambassador for them this year. we'll everyone will have breakfast with us. >> wanted one pancake say to the

other? >> i don't know. >> i will see you on the flip side. let's talk about the weather and show you some conditions we have been dealing with. a clipper moved through last night. we got nothing in d.c., but plenty of snow fell to our northwest. that's a live picture from frostburg, maryland. things are colder for them. -- coated for them. they got 5 inches. 4 inches in west virginia. 35 degrees this morning in d.c. with the wind beginning to pick up a little. wind chills factor of 31 at this hour. the chill in gaithersburg, 30. 29 in frederick. feels like 32 in manchest4 in culpeper, 36 in quantico. our temperature yesterday reached 37. it was a cool day. our average high is 45. we will get much closer to that

today. no snowfall for us. we're still at 1.5 inches for the season and almost 8 inches down for the season. this afternoon, temperatures in the mid 40's. cool air staying up to the north. we have a dip in the jet stream keeping us on the cool side. you can see energy pulling off shore now. a few snow flurries maybe still along the mason-dixon line. that will be ending shortly. the next clipper across the great lakes moving towards a walk into chicago, that will be headed our way late tonight. mostly up to the north and just a few snow flurries. expect mostly cloudy skies today with a few breaks of sun. high between 40 and 45. tonight, mostly cloudy with a few snow flurries especially northcom 26 to 32. partly cloudy tomorrow, 45 degrees expected. upper 40's to low 50's by the end of the week, a chance of

rain showers by friday and then again monday. join us for pancakes at 9:30. >> i like that. adam caskey was talked about pancakes day, but traffic is sticky. on the b-w parkway a coma still dealing with an accident. newschopper 7 overhead. avoid this if you can. southbound baltimore-washington parkway 295, left lane getting by. a 5 mile backup just past the exit ffor the airport. northbound is not affected. interstate 95 is a much better option. back to you. >> thank you. 6:22. we want to talk about alarming gas price figures coming out that make you look twice when you see the sign. >> let's check in with rob nelson. >> good morning. a big jump in gas prices. energy department said gas prices rose 18 cents in the past

week for an average of $3.54 a gallon. americans spend 4% of our income, more than $2,900 a year, that's the most in four years. banks are loosening their standards and lowering interest rates for businesses and real estate developers in the hopes of generating more loans. it is a sign the economy is improving. the flue was good for clorox, thanks to install a sales for disinfectants and other such products. canada's decision to stop making pennies has people wondering how much longer the one sent u.s. corn will last. if it is costing the government more than a penny these days to make a penny. that's america's money.

>> a beautiful multimillion- dollar remodeling of an aquatics center in d.c. a big ribbon cutting and congratulations, but months later there are limited hours and a few life guards because of problems. 7 on your side helps cut through the red tape to get this beautiful ciliatfacility up and running, tonight at 5:00. >> its hockey night at the verizon center. >> the capitals play against the maple leafs and they're looking to rebound after a nasty night. lost to the pittsburgh penguins

on sunday. that was super bowl sunday. capitals players said they did not play as bad as the score indicated and the need to capitalize on their scoring chances. the game is tonight at 7:00. what is this? >> that the nicklas backstrom knome. >> you have these tonight at the game? >> yes, tonight at a hockey game. >> it's a collector's item. it's another reason to go to the capitals game tonight. >> we have another half-hour ahead. >> john city gets covered in purple as baltimore appears to honor the ravens. >> we want to take a live look outside. 35 degrees. whether you're a ham & cheese at noon a turkey-cheddar-bacon in the afternoon or a tuna salad when the job is done sandwich on your terms with any of dunkin's freshly made bakery sandwiches for just $2.99. america runs on dunkin'.

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it's going to be a great day. its national pancaked day and national weatherpersons day. all the snowfall stayed up to the north. we will be left with clouds today. that's the top headlines. another clipper will bring us a few snow flurries tonight. the best chance will be to the north of the metro. we have a nice warmup in store for you. plenty of 40's and a few 50's in your seven-day forecast. this morning we have temperatures in the 30's. 35 degrees in d.c., up 33 at dulles right now, and 32 in frederick. in hagerstown, you got a dusting of snow, 29 degrees this morning. we will warm into the 40's by noon 44 by 5:00. we will see more clouds and sunshine throughout the day. more details on your seven-day forecast, minutes away. let's check on traffic's for now with jamee.

>> marc trains, metro rail vre on time and on schedule. problems continue on the baltimore-washington parkway. we're overhead with newschopper 7. let's check this out. big delays. a backup of over 5 miles. southbound side of the b-w parkway after the exit for the airport, the left lane getting by. interstate 95 is a much better option. the northbound side of the parkway, lanes are open. back to you. >> thank you. the super bowl celebration continues for the nfl world champions. >> the ravens back in town today. they had an early wake-up call, but it is still a good party. john gonzalez is live in baltimore with details on all the big celebrations. good morning. >> good morning. 2 is ready for a parade this morning? a victory parade will kick off in a few hours for the baltimore

ravens. i remember growing up in d.c. going to the washington redskins ticker-tape parade. my dad took me and my sister and it is something we never forgot. this is very special for thousands of fans in baltimore who will be celebrating with the team. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will kicked things off. at a purple city hall. the lights in downtown baltimore, everything is purple this morning. the event will kick off a 10:45 with the unveiling of a victory banner. and down the street to the stadium where there will be a rally capped at 12:30, live entertainment players on stage. and thousands of fans. fans of already derives including this man from maryland ken. you got here last night. >> i did. i came down last night about 11:00 and walked over to city

hall, just to make sure my front-row seat was going to be intact. so i walked over to the hotel and got a couple hours sleep. >> who are you hoping to see today? >> i want to see the entire team. i want to feel the energy. i'd like to shake the hand of ray lewis fans say thank you for what you meant to baltimore. >> we'll see if that happens. this parade is free and open to public starting at 10:45. light rail might be a good choice, because of

d.c. tops the list when it comes to congestion across the country. this comes from texas a&m traffic institute. d.c. is number one for congestion. traffic tieups are big part of the commuting process in the washington region. what does it cost drivers to sit in this? it's a big. dollar amount in 2011 alone, it was $121

billion in time and fuel for drivers to sit in the congestion. headaches are, and when it comes to driving in this region -- are common. reporting in beltsville, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> thank you. only on seven, a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held this afternoon for a new center for a wounded warriors and their families. >> the uso center is at fort belvoir, a $100 million project would push took almost three years to complete. it's a place for wounded warriors and their families to relax. >> one of the first things we did was to meet with wounded warriors and their families to get an understanding of what their needs were. >> the center includes classrooms for job training a multipurpose room for group gatherings and therapeutic garden, and a game room. this is the largest and most expensive project the uso has ever taken on. it is completely free to wounded

warriors and their families. >> that's great to see. >> still ahead there are new developments in the boeing 787 battery investigation just as the company wants to start test flying the dreamliner. >> 6:37, 34 degrees we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here.

>> the big question on a lot of people's minds, how was the weather going to be in baltimore for the ravens parade? >> good. no problems. warmer than the last couple days. upper 30's, cloudy. no complications. no complications abound here either.

chief meteorologist doug hill. >> good morning. >> good morning. in quiet day, cloudy. limited sun signed later on today. if you're looking for snowfall, you'll not find it locally. just salt on the roads. 41 degrees in southern maryland and in fredericksburg. the satellite and radar shows mostly cloudy conditions over the mid-atlantic states. a clipper moving to the north megabus snow flurries tonight. we will see a lot of clouds today with maybe a few sunny breaks this afternoon temperatures expected to climb into the 40's, which is about average. here is jamee whitten. >> really busy on the b-w parkway, but they just clear the crash. we're moving aloft. southbound 295 near the airport exit blaine has reopened but it's a 5 mile backup. in laurel, doing ok in each

direction. back to you. >> thank you. 6:00 hour

>> welcome back. looking at the trayvon martin shooting. his accused killer george zimmerman appears in court today. he is asking for a trial delay as well as additional records that his lawyers say they must have before the trial. today would've been trayvon martin's 18th birthday. several events are planned in florida to honor him. people gathered this afternoon for an event called banding together for peace against gun violence. >> a developing story in japan. investigators have found a connection between two incidents that led to the grounding of all boeing 787 dreamliner. investigators say they have

found the same type of chemical reaction in the batteries that overheated on planes in boston and japan last month. this comes as boeing has asked the federal aviation administration for permission to conduct test flights of the 787 aircraft. >> the u.s. military is lifting its ban on the afghan airlines that was blacklisted after allegations it was being used for drug smuggling. the military says it will continue to allow the company to work on u.s. military contracts while the afghan government conducts its inquiry. suspension came after the u.s. military found evidence last month that obm was being smuggled on the flights. >> we know what caused an explosion that heavily damaged the headquarters of mexico's state oil company. a gas buildup ignited by an electrical spark or other heat source sparked last week's blast in mexico city. 37 people died and dozens of others were hurt. investigators don't know what

led to the actual gas buildup. they say there was no evidence of an explosion. >> pakistan plans to build a recreation complex near the site where u.s. commandos killed osama bin laden in 2011. the complex will likely include sa-- a zoo , water sports facility, and para-gliding. a local law maker hopes it improves the area's image. a friend daredevils who has scaled some of the world's tallest buildings is up to his old tricks. it took him a half-hour to climbed to the top of a hotel in cuba. the libre hotel. without a rope or safety net. hundreds of people marched below. he said that his main concern was not the height of the building but whether any of the

facades would break off during the climb. >> that is a dicey. >> basketball legend kareem abdul-jabbar has been required for more than two decades. >> but that does not mean he has lost his agility. espn captured this video of him making a backflip while shooting an upcoming abc diving competition show. he is one of 10 celebrities who will compete in a series of diving events on the show which debuts in march. if that's a preview, it should be pretty entertaining. >> i think so. he's probably not the first person i think of when i think of diving. you can do it. >> i cannot. i'm impressed that he can. >> 6:00 hour 47 is the time. it takes a high dive for all those arms and legs to get duckp -- get tucked in.

-- 6:47 is the time. >> i am a former gymnast. >> speaking of learning something new, its national weatherpersons day. happy national weatherpersons data doug hill. >> thank you. i will take it. the clipper went to our north. that's all right. claude is guys on this tuesday morning. this picture looking at the severn river from the naval academy. we have cloudy skies this morning on this tuesday morning. it's 41 degrees in fredericksburg. the mid-atlantic, a quiet morning, in the 30's. you have to go to the north to find cold air. the cold air will stay in place

across the great lakes. and new lakes clouds rolling through during the day and we will have another chance in the evening of another weak disturbance that could put a few snow flurries in parts of the area. there will bhagar's chance will be the best chance of snow flurries for the evening. -- in hagerstown. highs in the low to mid 40's today, mostly cloudy. a little moderation on the weekend, upper 40's. an extra chance of rain will be on friday. jamee whitten is in the traffic center. >> a little better news on the b-w parkway. a crash on the southbound side, all lanes reopened, but we are still trying to recover. in virginia, 395 is starting to see delays. pretty solid coming off the beltway passed a landmark and duke street. and there's a crash in lorton on northbound 95 on the left side. back to you. >> thank you. >>6:48.

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five-year-old from the bunker after a 1/6 day standoff. we will speak with the boy's family and in an exclusive. that's next on good morning america. >> thanks so much. time for your tuesday express. >> john gonzalez is live in baltimore. good morning. >> the city of baltimore and is dressed in purple this morning and there will be a victory parade in a few hours. the mayor of baltimore will kick things off at city hall, which is lit up and purple, like many of the buildings here. the team arrived yesterday at bwi. at 12:30 there will be a massive rally at m&t bank stadium and a final farewell to ray lewis. brianne carter? >> this may come as no surprise to many drivers in our region. d.c. now ranks among the top of the list of a new study out. it talks about traffic

congestion. many drivers know about the backups' and tieups on the road. we have it worse than anyone else across the country. d.c. ranks number one, followed by l.a., san francisco, new york, and boston. and it is costing drivers in. 2011, it cost drivers hundred $21 billion in fuel and time. jummy olabanji? >> live pictures from london. vice-president joe biden preparing to go to downing street to meet with british prime minister. he and his wife jill will be doing a short european tour. he is meeting with top british leaders today to speak about u.s. concern about the prospects of the u.k. and leaving the european union. any updates on this story from london, head over to wjla.com. back to you. >> thank you. a few things you need to know

before you leave the house this morning. >> a uso warrior and family center opens this afternoon in fort belvoir. we got an exclusive sneak peak at the largest center in the organization's history. a beautiful so sfacility. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray delivering his state of the district address. he will report on the status of the city and his administration and will outline his agenda for the coming year. news channel 8 at 7:00 p.m. for that. for information on any of these stories, go to our website, wjla.com. look for the tuesday express. adam caskey is live at ihop in alexandria. >> a deluge of syrup. blueberry is my favorite. any participating ihop.

you have the opportunity to donate to the leukemia and lymphoma society after eating a free short stack of pancakes. >> the goal is to hundred $20,000. >> back to you. >> thank you. >> temperatures in the 40's today. cloudy. a few sticks of sunshine. we will be warming up for the rest of the week. another clipper with a few snow flurries. >> all right. let's wrap things up. we will a check on traffic and weather jamee. >> the baltimore-washington parkway, traveling seven open from an earlier crash. southbound near the airport. now there's a crash in virginia 95, expect delays in lorton. >> enjoys some pancakes with us. get your